Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Christmas in July Giveaway items received...

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I recently celebrated Christmas in July by hosting a giveaway of several handmade items. The winner of the giveaway was Catherine of Quilt Obsession. Please hop on over to her blog to see some truly fabulous quilts and a wide array of fabric related projects. Be sure to check out her beautiful needlebooks with beaded bobbles. They are totally fabulous and leave me drooling every time I see them. If you are a cat lover like me, I know you will enjoy photo's of her beautiful kitties, Smudge and Lester. She's a very good mom and always tries to get a shot or two into every post.

I'm sure you'd be surprised to learn just how long it takes for a package to ship from Hawaii to the eastern time zone of Canada. We're talking at minimum, two weeks! That's difficult to believe especially when a person can physically fly there in a matter of hours. My guess is that it probably has everything to do with customs.

I'm glad that yesterday is over. It really was a very trying day. The solar water heater went in just fine. I was so relieved when the installation guys left. One guy kept breaking into song every 20 minutes or so. I was in the back room of my house and he was in the front in my garage and I could hear him loud and clear. I can only imagine what my neighbors were thinking. Maybe I really don't want to know. LOL

When making large numbers of like items, I take everything in steps to speed up the process. Yesterday was bow making day. I made approximately 300 1-3/8" bows. Whew, I'm so glad that's done!

4 comments:

Oh, my gosh -- you tied all those little bows by hand?? Your hands must be sore!I was actually surprised it got here so quickly, to be honest. I've had things take up to 3 weeks to get here from California or Washington State. It's very odd, because something can be mailed from Europe and get here in 4 days but something from the country with which we share a huge long border? Takes forever. Sometimes I think the postal services decide to use carrier pigeons when it's coming from the U.S. into Canada! :-)

Whoa...300 bows! Well, atleast you could do that while watching TV. I totally missed your lovely contest. Dang it! That's what I get for going to Nebraska for three weeks. I'm going to be gone another week, starting this Friday....back to Nebraska.

I've been busy crafting too. I just spent two days sewing togther strips of fabric. I ironed them today and now I just have to chop them up into 6x6 squares and sew the scraps back together and start all over again until there is nothing left. Sounds fun, huh. Well it is when Satan doesn't act up. (I've named my sewing machine Satan...believe me the name fits it.)

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Tutorials

My tutorials are comprised of patterns of simple shapes and forms that can easily be replicated. If you do not see a tutorial for an item that I have created, it is more than likely due to it's complexity and/or it's odd pattern shapes (or sometimes simply a lack of time during the item's construction). All of the tutorials that I have created over the years have been posted to my blog. Enjoy!

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Drawstring Shoe Bag

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Paper Flower Topiary

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Ribbon Lei

Tutorial

Oh So Sweet! Cupcake Party Favor

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A Petite Posy

Tutorial

Faux Boxwood Mini Wreath

Tutorial

'Simply Geometric' Pincushion

Tutorial

Sweet Springtime Gift Pocket

Tutorial

Strawberrry Mice Pincushion

Tutorial

'Blossoms at Sunset' Reversible Pincushion

Tutorial

Rolled Felt Pincushion

Tutorial

Snowflakes in my Holly

Tutorial

Fleur de marguerite

Tutorial

Quick 'n Easy Flower Hair Pins

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Ruffled Christmas Tree

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Ruched Patchwork Pumpkin

Tutorial

Wine Bottle Gift Bag

Tutorial

Scrappy Patchwork Flower

Tutorial

Joining Fabric Yo-Yo's in Quiltmaking

Tutorial

Handy Dandy Pincushion

Tutorial

Wire-Edged Fabric Flower

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Quick and Easy Fabric Bookmark

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Sweet Buttercups

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Fancy Facial Tissue Pocket

TUTORIAL

Folded Fabric Hexagon Yo-Yo

Tutorial

Attaching a Fabric Yo-Yo By Sewing Machine

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Heart To Heart Valentine Tufted Pin

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'Sweetheart Suzy' Flower Pin

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Pretty Posie Pushpins

TUTORIAL

Rufled Flower Money Bouquet

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Tea Tote

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Folded Hexagon Needlebook

Recycling--Tutorial

How To Make T-Shirt Yarn

Recycling--Tutorial

Magnetic Tic-Tac-Toe

Recycling--Mini Tutorial

How To Make Yarn from Discarded Clothing

Recycling--Mini Tutorial

Jeans Button Flower Center

Recycling--Mini Tutorial

Jeans Coasters

Recycling--Mini Tutorial

Folding Plastic Grocery Bags for Easy Storage

Recycling--Mini Tutorial

Window Screen Poinsettia

Mini Tutorial

Portable Sewing Center

Mini Tutorial

Hexagon Tufted Flower Pincushion

Mini Tutorial

Take Me Along Tabbie Blanket

Mini Tutorial

Hexagon Flower Ornaments

Mini Tutorial

Attaching Pin Backs

Mini Tutorial

Alternative Magnetic Closure

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